help and guide for donegal
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help and guide for donegal
hi guys my young son is now 10 year old , its now time to put a rod into his arms, so im gona head up to donegal this weekend with him and was wondering any of you guys could recamend any good areas you think would be great to to him too, im not asking for huge fish just somthing to get him intersted id be ever so grateful, thanks
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Re: help and guide for donegal
*.*Things are very quite here at the moment. + 2/3 weeks will make all the difference in regards to trout and pollock.*.
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cathald
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Re: help and guide for donegal
Which part of the county are you heading?
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coalfish,plaice,dab flounder,turbot,sea trout,thornback ray,pollock,ling,mackeral
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fishermandan007
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Re: help and guide for donegal
mate i was in fahan last sunday and drew a bank just looking to bring the we lad to a peir or somwhere thats not going to cause him any probles snags etc anywhere except rathmullan as the kids like to dive of that peir quite a lotcathald wrote:Which part of the county are you heading?
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fishermandan007
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Re: help and guide for donegal
cheers mate thanksQueequeg wrote:*.*Things are very quite here at the moment. + 2/3 weeks will make all the difference in regards to trout and pollock.*.
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cathald
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Re: help and guide for donegal
Culdaff,Leenan and Malin head are good piers without many snags
but the fishing has been quiet up here recently but you never know
the coalies that are about are quite small and skinny but might be a bit of craic for the wee lad
Cathal
but the fishing has been quiet up here recently but you never know
the coalies that are about are quite small and skinny but might be a bit of craic for the wee lad
Cathal
2011 species so far
coalfish,plaice,dab flounder,turbot,sea trout,thornback ray,pollock,ling,mackeral
One day.. Facebook, Youtube, Myspace and Friendster will come together as one. It will be called, FookYouMyFriend.
coalfish,plaice,dab flounder,turbot,sea trout,thornback ray,pollock,ling,mackeral
One day.. Facebook, Youtube, Myspace and Friendster will come together as one. It will be called, FookYouMyFriend.
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LandAndSeaSports
Re: help and guide for donegal
Hi - if u comin as far as Bundoran, call into us at Land & Sea Sports, theres great fishing within 5mile radius of the town with excellent sea fishing, the drowes & duff fisheries rivers, Lough Melvin & several coarse fishing lakes in the area, you can also fish of the shore in Bundoran, Tullan strand (bundoran), & Mullaghmore, and u can also fish of the rocks at Magheracar, Bundoran - call n & we'll give the whole run down on where to go & what u & your son would like to fish for - (were n the West End, opposite the Peak Restaurant & just down the road from Breslins Supermarket).
And if you not comin as far as Bundoran - hope you have a great wkd's fishing
And if you not comin as far as Bundoran - hope you have a great wkd's fishing
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Re: help and guide for donegal
you should'nt have to head off that far man. get him set up with a set of mini feathers on a spinning rod and bait the hooks with tiny bits of mackerel and head for waterfoot pier
3 hours into a flooding tide will have him into more coalies trhan he can handle. and he'll only have to cast 30 foot in front of him for hours of fun over a clean bottom

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fishermandan007
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Re: help and guide for donegal
thanks mate thats great!cathald wrote:Culdaff,Leenan and Malin head are good piers without many snags
but the fishing has been quiet up here recently but you never know
the coalies that are about are quite small and skinny but might be a bit of craic for the wee lad
Cathal
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fishermandan007
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Re: help and guide for donegal
thanks mateAl and Jordan wrote:you should'nt have to head off that far man. get him set up with a set of mini feathers on a spinning rod and bait the hooks with tiny bits of mackerel and head for waterfoot pier3 hours into a flooding tide will have him into more coalies trhan he can handle. and he'll only have to cast 30 foot in front of him for hours of fun over a clean bottom
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Re: help and guide for donegal
Have to agree with Al above. Great craic to be had from Waterfoot. Ok, it can get crowded, but so can the piers in Donegal, but its less of a drive and the long trek could bore the young lad until you get him well and truly hooked. Take him a few short local trips and then come easter time go that bit further. 
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